Standardising the measurement of physical activity in people receiving haemodialysis: considerations for research and practice.

Hannah M L YoungMark W OrmeYan SongMaurice DungeyJames O BurtonAlice C SmithSally J Singh

Published in: BMC nephrology (2019)

At group level, a wear-time of ≥7 h on ≥1HD day and ≥ 3 non-HD days is required to provide reliable PA data whilst retaining an acceptable sample size. PA is low across both HD and non- HD days and future research should focus on interventions designed to increase physical activity in both the intra and interdialytic period.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
primary care
big data
current status
chronic kidney disease
machine learning
quality improvement
depressive symptoms
end stage renal disease